Institutional Leadershipand Governance

Head of School, School of Future Environments (Huri te Ao)

Head of School; member of the Faculty Executive Committee

Leads a School of more than 100 academic and professional staff with full responsibility for a multi-million dollar annual operating budget, organised as the departments of Architecture and Built Environment Engineering and the School office. Leads the realignment of the School’s academic portfolio to architecture and built environment engineering following the discontinuation of the Creative Technology programmes (BCT, MCT and PGCertCT), including the redevelopment of the Creative Technology minor for the Architecture department.

Head of Department, Built Environment Engineering

Head of Department

Led the department that delivers AUT’s architectural and construction engineering, construction management and engineering project management degrees. Led the department’s Engineering New Zealand accreditation working group (2021), chaired the external examination of its undergraduate courses (2021), and was head of the host department for IGLC32 (2024), the first International Group for Lean Construction conference held in New Zealand.

Programme Director, BE (Hons) Architectural Engineering

Programme Director; Industry Engagement Coordinator, Architectural and Construction Engineering

Directed the Architectural Engineering major through its first Engineering New Zealand accreditation and led the programme’s accreditation working group (2018). Engineering New Zealand lists Architectural Engineering and Construction Engineering at AUT as accredited from 2018, with the next review in 2028; the accreditation is recognised internationally under the Washington Accord.

Academic Principal Senior Lecturer and R&D Coordinator

Faculty of Architecture and Built Environment

Coordinated research and development for the Faculty, led its accreditation working group with the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (2013), developed five programmes from foundation to master’s level, and moderated LUCT programmes and the Curtin University (Australia) programme delivered at LUCT.

InstitutionLimkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT), Malaysia

Quality bodyMalaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)

Researcher and Lecturer

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Taught research methodology to PhD and MSc candidates and architecture courses to BSc students; academic moderator from 2010 for the MSc and PhD programmes in Architectural Studies and Integrated Design Studies.

Architectural Practice

Architect

Practised as an architect before entering academia: Junior Architect with the Civil Organisation of the Medical University of Mashhad (2002), then Architect with Arjan Tarh Architectural Consultancy (2003), The Designers Architectural Consultancy (2004) and Atrium Architectural Consultancy (2004).

University Academic Board, AUT

Senior Academic Representative

The University’s senior academic body, chaired by the Vice Chancellor

DCT Executive Committee

Member

Senior leadership and executive committee of the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies

DCT Faculty Rankings Committee

Member

Faculty strategy and data for international rankings

DCT Academic Promotions Panels

Member

Assessment of academic promotion cases in the Faculty

Te Kāhui Rangahau o Te Rōpū Taki Māori

School representative

Research subcommittee of Te Rōpū Taki Māori, the DCT Māori Staff Caucus

PhD Examinations

Convenor, chair and chair mentor

Convening doctoral oral examinations at AUT; 17 chair and chair mentor roles to date

School of Future Environments boards

Member or chair